Portable folding toilet seat



- Filed Nov. 10, '1944 Patented June 8, 1948 PGR-IFArBLE FGEDING TOILETSEAT Manfio dsfii Ba F ankl n Ya.

Application November 10, 19 151, ;Serial5No. 562,764

4 Claims.

The invention relates to portable toilet seats. Oneobject of theinvention is to provide a portable or childs toilet seat whichis adaptedto be used on a permanently'instal-led toilet and isconvenientlyfoldable for carrying purposes a:

and substantially parallel relation and into a small and compactunit.

Other objects will appear from the detailed'description.

The invention consists in the several novel features hereinafter setforthand more particularly defined by claims at the conclusion hereof.

In the drawings:

Fig. 1 isa perspective of-a portable and foldable toiletseat embodyingthe invention inposition for use on apermanently installed toilet.

Fig. 2 is a perspective of theportable toilet seat-viewed-fromitslowered side.

Fig; 3 is aperspective-oftheportable toilet seat partially folded.

Fig. 4 is aperspective of the portable seat in fully'foldedposition.

Fig, 5 is a side elevation of the portable seatunfolded for use.

The invention is. exemplified in a portable toilet seat which is adaptedto be directly placed in usable position on. the toilet seat; A of:permanently installed toilet B which; may be of usual.

construction.

The portable toilet seat of the invention comprises four corner sectionswhich are pivotally connected so they can be folded together on thelongitudinal. and transverse centers of the seat. Each of thesesectionsmay be formed. of suitable flat stock, such as plywood, plasticor other lightweight material. For lightness in weight, stockapproximately /4" in thickness may be used.

The foldable toilet seat comprises a pair of rear corner sections Illand II which have longitudinally extending contiguous or meeting edgesI2 at the longitudinal center of the seat, and are of like contour sothat they can be folded together transversely into lapped position. Therear sections l and II are pivotally connected together along theircontiguous edges l2 by a hinge I3 which is secured on the underside ofthe sections and on blocks or members H! which space the hinge I3 fromthe plane of the underside of said sections.

The front corner-sections I and 18: are. of like. contour and: have.rearedges which. are con.- tiguouswith the front edges of sections- H1and M along the transverse center of the seat. A hinge- I 'l' is securedto. the. underside: offront section it and rear section Ii), and a.similar hinge In issecured to the underside of. front section l6 andrear section. H. Hinges IT and It pivotally connectthe front sectionsto-the rear sec- 10 tions along. their. contiguous edges, so the frontandlrean sectionssat each side. can. be foldedinto.

lapped. or substantially parallel. relation. The contiguous edgesof thefront and. rear sections are. formedon. anangle of about: 45? to avoidl6 pinching ofran-ypart of a. child.

An opening of; suitable contour in. the portable seat is; symmetricallyformed: in. the front and rear sections. The inner edges '21 of thefront sections are spaced apart toprovidea slot 20 communicating withthe usual opening in the divided: seat. A.

A-downward. facing.- resilient suction cup 23 is suitably-secured. tothe underside of each of the front sections t5 and L8,. These cups. areadapt- 25 ed, when. pressed against the permanently in- 39 Fig. 1:, the.top face. of the. folding seat will be flat and: smooth, the frontsectionsof; the portable seatwi-llzbe.supported-in verticalspaccd re!lation. from the top of seat A by the suction cups 23.- and the hinge L3will rest on the seat A so that theportable-seat, will be horizontallypositioned; and will be held against lateral slippage by cups 23.

When it is. desired: to. fold th portab e-seat f convenient: carrying.or fonstorage, the front cornersections I5: and l fifiare first foldedto lap the rear sections Ill and II, respectively, as illustrated inFig. 3; then, the front and rear sections at one side and the front andrear sections at the other side are folded together as illustrated inFig. 4.. When thus folded, the portable seat will form a small compactunit which can be easily packed and carried in readiness for occasionaluse.

The invention exemplifies a portable or child's toilet seat whichcomprises four corner sections which may be formed of fiat, lightweightstock and can be folded together into a, compact unit. The rear sectionsare pivotally connected at the longitudinal center of the seat, so thatthe edges will be conterminous when folded together and the frontsections are pivotally connected to the rear sections at thelongitudinal center of the seat, so that the edges of the front and rearsections will be substantially conterminous and all of the sections willsnugly fold together. The hinges between the sections are disposed onthe underside of the seat, so that the the top face of the seat, whenunfolded, will be smooth with flush edges between the sections. Thefront sections are foldable together between the rear sections, when theportable seat is fully folded, as illustrated in Fig. 4.

Having thus described the invention, what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent is:

1. A portable toilet seat comprising, a pair of rear sections ofsubstantially thin light-weight material, having contiguous edgessubstantially at the longitudinal center of the seat, a Pair of frontsections of like material, having rear edges contiguous to the frontedges of the rear sections substantially at the transverse center of theseat and having confronting inner edges spaced apart to form a gaptherebetween, spacer blocks on the underside of and at the contiguousedges of the rear sections and foldable into the gap between the frontsections, a hinge secured to the spacer blocks having its hinge-axisbelow the underface of the rear sections, and hinges between and securedon the underface of the front and rear sections, the front sectionsbeing foldable with their underfaces in confronting relation with theunderfaces of the rear sections, the hinge between the rear sectionsbeing adapted for folding the front sections between the rear sectionsand into substantially parallel relation therewith.

2. A portable toilet seat comprising, a pair of rear sections ofsubstantially thin light-weight material, having contiguous edgessubstantially at the longitudinal center of the seat, a pair of frontsections of like material, having rear edges contiguous to the frontedges of the rear sections substantially at the transverse center of theseat, and confronting inner edges spaced apart to form a gap betweenthem, a hinge for said contiguous edges of the rear sections, means forsecuring said hinge to and spacing its hinge-axis below the underface ofthe rear sections, and hinges between and secured on the underface ofthe front and rear sections, the front sections being foldable withtheir underfaces in confronting relation with the underfaces of the rearsections, with the spacing means in the gap between their innerconfronting ends, the hinge between the rear sections being adapted forfolding the front sections between the rear sections and intosubstantially parallel relation therewith.

3. A portable toilet seat comprising, a pair of rear sections ofsubstantially thin light-weight material, having contiguous edgessubstantially at the longitudinal center of the seat, a pair of frontsections of like material having rear edges contiguous to the frontedges of the rear sections substantially at the transverse center of theseat, and confronting inner edges spaced apart to form a gap between, ahinge between said contiguous edges of the rear sections, blocks forsaid hinge on and for spacing its hinge-axis below the plane of theunderface of the rear sections and foldable into said gap, and hingesbetween and secured on the underface of the front and rear sections, thefront sections being foldable with their underfaces in confrontingrelation with the underfaces of the rear sections, with the blocksextending into said gap, the hinge between the rear sections beingadapted for folding the front sections between the rear sections andinto substantially parallel relation therewith.

4. A portable toilet seat comprising, a pair of rear sections ofsubstantially thin light-weight material, having contiguous edgessubstantially at the longitudinal center of the seat, a pair of frontsections of like material having rear edges contiguous to the frontedges of the rear sections substantially of the transverse center of theseat and having confronting inner edges spaced apart to form a gapbetween them, a hinge for said contiguous edges of the rear sections,means for securing said hinge to and spacing its hinge-axis below theunderface of the rear sections, and hinges between and secured on theunderface of the front and rear sections, said means and hinges beingadapted to support the rear section on a permanent seat, and abutmentssecured on the underside of the front sections adapted to support thefront sections on a permanent seat, said means and hinge and saidabutments being of substantially the same height, the frontsectionsbeing foldable with their underfaces in confronting relation with theunderfaces of the rear sections, the hinge between the rear sectionsbeing adapted for folding the front sections between the rear sectionsand into substantially parallel relation therewith, said means and hingeand abutments being adapted to space the rear sections apart and insubstantially parallel relation when they are folded with the frontsections between them.

MANFORD B. DAHLE.

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